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ACLU Releases "Police Tape" Android App. ACLU releases Android app that secretly videos police. The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has released an Android app that surreptitiously records police stops and sends the videos to legal watchdogs for review. The advent of Police Tape is designed to counter a practice an increasing number of civilians have encountered over the past few years: those who videotape or photograph police officers performing routine stops and other official acts are frequently arrested or disciplined. Evidently, many officers are all in favor of increased surveillance as long as it isn't turned on them. Earlier this year, for instance, a Miami journalist covering a police effort to evict Occupy Miami protestors recovered video of officers arresting him after it was deleted from his camera. Police Tape provides basic advice for people who are stopped by police officers.

It also claims to provide controls for discreetly recording the video or audio of such stops. After it is activated, it disappears from the screen. Journalist recovers video of his arrest after police deleted it. A Miami journalist has recovered video of police officers arresting him after it was deleted from his camera. The man was covering a police effort to evict Occupy Miami protestors. He plans to file a complaint with the police department and with the United States Department of Justice. On January 31, Miami police evicted Occupy Miami protesters from their downtown campsite.

On hand to cover the action was photojournalist Carlos Miller. Along with protestors and other journalists, he was pushed down the street by a line of police in riot gear. The police weren't arresting the other journalists around him, so Miller said he assumed he would be allowed to cross this second line of officers to return to his car. Miller has since recovered some of the missing video, and it appears to back up his story. "You were given a dispersal order, sir, and you were told you were gonna be placed under arrest," she told Miller in the video.

"I'm not doing anything," Miller responded. The ACLU-NJ Police Tape App. ACLU-NJ Police Tape. Voted the best police lights application in the market! Simulate a PoliceLight, joke with your friends! It can be used as Ambulance or Firefighter lights as well! This is the ONLY police lights application that allows you to customize your lights in every little detail! Transform your phone into police lights with authentic police sounds.

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